Tottenham will sign Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch

Peter Crouch will complete a £10million move from Portsmouth to Tottenham tomorrow following a day of high drama at Fratton Park yesterday.

Tottenham finally made their move for the towering England striker on Friday after he turned down moves to both Sunderland and Fulham.

But after rejecting an initial opening offer of £8m from chairman Daniel Levy, Tottenham went back in for Crouch 24 hours later.

They were then given permission to open talks with the player after having a £10m bid accepted. Crouch is set to sign a five-year deal at White Hart Lane worth £70,000 a week.

It brings to an end Harry Redknapp's pursuit of a recognised marksman to bolsters Tottenham's attack and reunites Crouch with Jermain Defoe, who also quit Pompey in January in a £15m deal.

Pompey boss Paul Hart said last night: "Obviously I'm disappointed to see Peter leave, but given the severe financial restraints in place here we had no choice but to accept an offer from Tottenham.

"I think people need to realise that Pompey have been punching way above their weight and could no longer sustain the level of spending that has gone on here over the past three years. And even though a new owner is poised to come in, our dealings in the market will be modest in comparison to the past."

Crouch's departure is unlikely to be the last from Fratton Park this summer.

Defender Nadir Belhadj is expected to open talks with Hull over a proposed £5m move and forward John Utaka is considering a £6m transfer to Premier League rivals Stoke City.

But Hart is expected to move swiftly into the transfer market towards the close of this week.

Former Liverpool defender Steve Finnan will arrive on a free transfer from Spain.

And experienced striker Mark Viduka is expected to announce that he has put off plans to retire by agreeing to move to Pompey.

Hart is also expected to make an offer for West Brom captain Jonathan Greening, who has been the subject of two failed bids from Fulham.

The Pompey boss will also weigh up whether to follow up interest in Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt.

The Ireland international is modestly priced at £3.5m.